All Chapters of The Third Book: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Finally home!" Cela said to herself as soon as she stepped inside her apartment. It's still bare but already messy. Papers are everywhere and trash cans are full of empty soda bottles, instant noodle bowls, and take out containers. The evidence of working almost non-stop prior to the release of the second book are still inside the house. She couldn't even find time to take them out.She sits on the sofa and tries to enjoy it this time. She wants to release all the tensions she had while visiting her old house. Both her brother and nanny were convincing her to stay for the night, which she didn't want to plus some familiar visitors came in late and all of a sudden, she was bombarded with the usual invading questions she didn't want to deal with. Here in her own nest she feels safe. No one can bug her here. She won't allow that.As she tries to enjoy the cozy sofa without having to think of the following day's activities because there should be none, her eyes saw the bag that Na

Cela spent the entire Saturday afternoon browsing movies and series to watch on cable channels and streaming sites. She ordered and ate a lot of her favorite foods. She did everything she could to keep her mind away from the thought of meeting Nate for the first time after so many years. It's now past midnight but she's wide awake. It may be an old habit that will take more days to change. She wants to keep her phone out of her sight but that's another habit that will not go away any time soon. She hates the frustration brought by not being able to see Nate's profile. Like her, he keeps his account private. She wonders if he also tried even once to find her all these years and did he also get frustrated when he couldn't view her account? Will meeting her also bring him excitement like it does to her? Monday finally arrived. It's the most anticipated Monday in her life for as long as she could remember. She thought she just experienced the slowest Sunday in history wanting

Monday traffic starts to build up in the afternoon as office workers are rushing home. Nate is driving back to the gallery from the hospital. The things that happened that day were unbelievable and he can't get over them yet. The day started like any other ordinary day and never in his imagination that it would have this much happenings. He searches for good music to accompany him during the slow drive. The louder the better to distract him from thinking of things he's not supposed to entertain. While searching, he called Nina on the phone. "Hi, hon. Where are you?" Nina greeted him. "I'm on the road. It's traffic as usual," Nate said. "What else is new? How's your friend?" Nina asked. "She's okay now," Nate replied. "Please wait for me for another 30 minutes," he said trying to avoid the topic. "Oh, hon. I am actually with my high school friends right now. They came to the gallery this afternoon just after you left and surprised me with what they say is the first of the m

Rolan anxiously waits at the lobby of Cela's condo. He's been trying to reach her multiple times but her phone is off. He thought of calling Hyun but decided to just wait.It's been raining for almost an hour now but the sky still looks dark. Ivy walks fast as soon as she got off the cab and went straight to the reception area of Cela's condo. It didn't take her another second to realize that Rolan is standing next to her. They're both surprised by their second unexpected encounter."Ivy," Rolan said.Ivy hesitantly smiled. "Hello. We meet again," she said."Good to see you again," he said with a big smile. He is obviously thrilled."Why are you here? Are you waiting for your sister? Is she going down now?" Ivy asked a string of questions to hide her awkwardness."Actually, I've been waiting for her but she's not in her unit yet and her phone is turned off," Rolan said. He saw an opportunity to begin a casual conversation."Is that so? Let me call Hyun. I knew they're toget

"I can't believe we are ending another art exhibition in the gallery," Nina said.Nate didn't seem to hear her.Nina gave him a kiss on his cheek to bring him back."Hey, busy day? Deep thoughts," she said.Nate smiled. He's embarrassed that she caught him while his mind was wandering."Not really. The activities this whole month must have gotten over me. My mind wanders for no reason," he explained."I told you to let the wedding organizers do their job. They're actually surprised that the groom is more hands on than the bride," she said.Nate hugs her soon-to-be bride. "I think I can rest a little after the gallery's activities are over," he said."What have the gallery's activities got to do with you? It's my area, my job. I should be the one getting stressed out balancing and managing my job and the upcoming wedding," she said."I don't want you to be stressed. I share everything with you," Nate said as tries to kiss her."Hey, it's too early to be clingy. Why don't we thin